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Tottenham 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Priority Dental Service for Mothers and Young Children
The dental service as a whole is discussed later in this
report under the school health service.

Table: The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given during the year. Taking into account the fall in the number of expectant mothers who attended ante-natal clinics during the year, the number examined by the dental officers is equivalent to a 2% increase over 1954.

The following table gives details of attendances made and treatment given during the year. Taking into account the fall in the number of expectant mothers who attended ante-natal clinics during the year, the number examined by the dental officers is equivalent to a 2% increase over 1954.

195519541953
Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5Expectant and Nursing MothersChildren under 5
No, examined by dental officer271657253590388833
No, referred for treatment260624241534349750
New cases commenced treatment240573233603298745
Cases made dentally fit Forms of dental treatment provided -6731750246113380
Teeth extracted Anaesthetics: -352479389541478610
(a) Local14277132115126148
(b) General482034220685217
No, of fillings4141, 247553 11,2786371,323
No, of root fillings3-2-
No, of inlays--1-11
Scalings and gum treatment136-148.156-
Silver nitrate treatment- •512-758-791
Dressings144519133560141547
Other operations701944015920207
No, of Radiographs: -
(a) at County Council clinics141106183
(b) at hospital1---'-
Denture dressings Dentures fitted;-226-100-168-
(a) full46-17-14-
(b) partial591 ! -22-45-
No, of attendances9841,6069301,7321, 1331,827
No. of appointments not kept218370258349321326
No, of 1/2 days devoted to treatment338343365